Crawfurd's mission was of considerable historical significance, being the first major European mission to Thailand since the seventeenth century and the last British mission to Vietnam. For nearly 150 years, his Journal has been an indispensable handbook for those interested in nineteenth-century South-East Asia. Readership: historians of South-east Asia.

Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin China (Oxford in Asia Hardback Reprints)

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Wyatt, David K.

CRAWFURD, JOHN

Asia

Oxford University Press

Journal Of An Embassy From The Governor-general Of India To The Courts Of Siam And Cochin China: Exhibiting A View Of The Actual State Of Those Kingdoms; Volume 1

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The Crawfurd papers: A collection of official records relating to the mission of Dr. John Crawfurd sent to Siam by the government of India in the year 1821

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First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

History of the Indian Archipelago: Containing an Account of the Manners, Arts, Languages, Religions Institutions, and Commerce of its Inhabitants

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Orientalist and colonial administrator John Crawfurd (1783-1868) published this work in 1856. He went to Calcutta as an assistant surgeon in the East India Company, then moved into administration, accompanying political missions to Java, Bali and Celebes, and heading missions to Siam, Vietnam and Burma. Retiring to England in 1828, Crawfurd became a Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the Ethnological Society. Having studied ancient Kawi, contemporary Javanese and the Malay language, he published extensively on Asia in his lifetime, including his History of the Indian Archipelago, a Malay-language dictionary, and accounts of missions to the courts of Siam, Cochin-China and Ava. This work focuses primarily on Java, Malay, Siam and the Philippines. A monumental account of the culture, politics, language and geography of the region, organised as encyclopedic entries, it remains an invaluable source of information on the Victorian presentation and understanding of South-East Asia.

A Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islands and Adjacent Countries (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia)

Cambridge University Press

After studying medicine at Edinburgh, John Crawfurd (1783-1868) joined the medical service of the East India Company. While posted at Penang, he studied the Malay language and culture and became an expert in Eastern affairs. His talent was recognised by the British Government, which entrusted to him both administrative and diplomatic responsibilities. He was sent as an envoy on many missions, most notably to the Court of Siam (Thailand) where his efforts led to a possibility of opening up the diplomatic relations between the two countries, troubled since the seventeenth century. In 1827, he was sent on his last diplomatic assignment in the service of the East India Company, to the Court of Ava (then the capital of present-day Myanmar (Burma)). This 1829 work describes his experiences at Ava, and provided a reference source for subsequent missions. The appendix contains several relevant official communiqués.

Journal of an Embassy from the Governor General of India to the Court of Ava, in the Year 1827 (Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History)

Trained as a doctor, John Crawfurd (1783-1868) went on to have a distinguished career in colonial administration with the East India Company. He held senior posts in Java from 1811 to 1816, including that of resident at the court of Yogyakarta. A talented linguist and ethnologist, Crawfurd acquired a sound knowledge of ancient Kawi and contemporary Javanese. Upon his return to Britain in 1817, he became a fellow of the Royal Society and published this three-volume work on the Indonesian islands, principally Java, to great acclaim. Following further service abroad, he published accounts of his various missions in south-east Asia and an encyclopaedic sequel to the present work (all of which are reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Volume 1 examines the character and manners of the islanders as well as their arts, sciences, medicine, and agricultural techniques.

History of the Indian Archipelago: Containing an Account of the Manners, Art, Languages, Religions, Institutions, and Commerce of its Inhabitants ... from the Royal Asiatic Society) (Volume 1)

Trained as a doctor, John Crawfurd (1783-1868) went on to have a distinguished career in colonial administration with the East India Company. He held senior posts in Java from 1811 to 1816, including that of resident at the court of Yogyakarta. A talented linguist and ethnologist, Crawfurd acquired a sound knowledge of ancient Kawi and contemporary Javanese. Upon his return to Britain in 1817, he became a fellow of the Royal Society and published this three-volume work on the Indonesian islands, principally Java, to great acclaim. Following further service abroad, he published accounts of his various missions in south-east Asia and an encyclopaedic sequel to the present work (all of which are reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Volume 2 examines language, literature, religion, and history, and the impact of Islam, Christianity and European colonisation.

History of the Indian Archipelago: Containing an Account of the Manners, Art, Languages, Religions, Institutions, and Commerce of its Inhabitants ... from the Royal Asiatic Society) (Volume 2)

Trained as a doctor, John Crawfurd (1783-1868) went on to have a distinguished career in colonial administration with the East India Company. He held senior posts in Java from 1811 to 1816, including that of resident at the court of Yogyakarta. A talented linguist and ethnologist, Crawfurd acquired a sound knowledge of ancient Kawi and contemporary Javanese. Upon his return to Britain in 1817, he became a fellow of the Royal Society and published this three-volume work on the Indonesian islands, principally Java, to great acclaim. Following further service abroad, he published accounts of his various missions in south-east Asia and an encyclopaedic sequel to the present work (all of which are reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Volume 3 examines political institutions and commerce, covering major exports and imports along with demographics, public revenue and laws.

History of the Indian Archipelago: Containing an Account of the Manners, Art, Languages, Religions, Institutions, and Commerce of its Inhabitants ... from the Royal Asiatic Society) (Volume 3)

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Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin China (Oxford in Asia Hardback Reprints)

Journal Of An Embassy From The Governor-general Of India To The Courts Of Siam And Cochin China: Exhibiting A View Of The Actual State Of Those Kingdoms; Volume 1

Journal Of An Embassy From The Governor-general Of India To The Courts Of Siam And Cochin China: Exhibiting A View Of The Actual State Of Those Kingdoms; Volume 1

The Crawfurd papers: A collection of official records relating to the mission of Dr. John Crawfurd sent to Siam by the government of India in the year 1821

History of the Indian Archipelago: Containing an Account of the Manners, Arts, Languages, Religions Institutions, and Commerce of its Inhabitants

A Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islands and Adjacent Countries (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia)

Journal of an Embassy from the Governor General of India to the Court of Ava, in the Year 1827 (Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History)

History of the Indian Archipelago: Containing an Account of the Manners, Art, Languages, Religions, Institutions, and Commerce of its Inhabitants ... from the Royal Asiatic Society) (Volume 1)

History of the Indian Archipelago: Containing an Account of the Manners, Art, Languages, Religions, Institutions, and Commerce of its Inhabitants ... from the Royal Asiatic Society) (Volume 2)

History of the Indian Archipelago: Containing an Account of the Manners, Art, Languages, Religions, Institutions, and Commerce of its Inhabitants ... from the Royal Asiatic Society) (Volume 3)